Archive record · Brewery
Tazawako Beer
Semboku, Akita, Japan
- Founded
- 1997
- Archive ID
- TB-WFFDGX09
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
The first craft brewery in Akita. Celebrated for their Rauchbier (smoked beer) using local beechwood-smoked malts.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The pioneering craft brewery of Akita Prefecture. They are widely and rightly celebrated for their local beechwood-smoked Rauchbier.
The Beer Library
Beers
Tazawako Rauchbier
Year-RoundRauchbier
Malt smoked over local beechwood in Akita — the Bamberg method, run on Japanese wood. Akita's first craft brewery chose the hardest possible calling card.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tazawako Alt
Year-RoundDüsseldorf-style altbier
Official producer or authoritative source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tazawako Pilsner
Year-RoundDortmunder / pale lager
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tazawako Kölsch
Year-RoundKölsch-style ale
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tazawako Weizen
Year-RoundWeizen
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tazawako Dark Lager
CURRENTDark lager
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2019
Gold — Düsseldorf-Style Altbier — Tazawako Alt
European Beer Star
- 2019
World's Best Dortmunder — Dortmunder — Tazawako Pilsner
World Beer Awards
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